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Internet impact on the music industry: how to do the research

Internet impact on the music industry: how to do the research Global Electronic Markets 73-469 How is the library like the music industry? Used to have a captive audience Internet has changed the rules Can now be bypassed Strategy to maintain value

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Internet impact on the music industry: how to do the research

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  1. Internet impact on the music industry: how to do the research Global Electronic Markets 73-469

  2. How is the library like the music industry? • Used to have a captive audience • Internet has changed the rules • Can now be bypassed • Strategy to maintain value • Here’s one: research guide for this class

  3. Where? Google Smart Google, Google Scholar, Google Books Library databases Library catalog What? Scholarly articles Industry reports/news Data Books People: podcasts, transcripts, blogs What are our options for research? (SEARCH tends to lump unlike objects together – a good thing?)

  4. How to evaluate a site 3 top hits from that page: • Business Blog » Blog Archive » The Internet's Impact on the Music ... • Impact of MP3 on the Music Industry • The influence of Internet on the music industry

  5. Generating keywords: Internet music industry recording industry record label filesharing audio digital download mp3 online music music business

  6. Refine:Advanced Search

  7. Refine more:Google Scholar

  8. What are databases? • Collections of proprietary data and text • Sold by information vendors • Copyrighted material • Fee v. Free • Result: more value, less worry • How do they compare to Google?

  9. Database:Standard & Poor’s Netadvantage

  10. Database:Business & Company Resource Center

  11. Database: SSRN (research papers)

  12. Database: Simply Map

  13. Site: Recording Industry Association of America

  14. Site: Census Bureau Economic Programs

  15. Books – using the library catalog

  16. Database: LexisNexis Academic (blog search)

  17. Site: iTunes audio podcasts

  18. Citing your sources Why do you need to say where your information comes from? • Your credibility gains from having located authoritative, valid sources • Using other people’s ideas without attribution is theft (plagiarism is a serious offense) • You help others who are doing research • How do you do it ? A guide to citing your sources Someday, you’ll be cited!

  19. Questions?Ask the librarians: Roye Werner Business & Economics Librarian rwerner@andrew.cmu.edu 412.268.2453 Everyone else at the library who can help: search.library.cmu.edu 412.268.2442 reference hours, link to chat, email, etc. Tepper library page

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